Coming to Clement: Gosu, an EDM-themed Tea House

Bust out your glow sticks and necklaces, Richmond District. A new tea house is coming to Clement Street with an electronic dance music (EDM) theme.

Named “Gosu”, the new eatery applied for an application in April to change the space at 1014 Clement from a commercial space to a limited restaurant. Their application is currently being reviewed by the Planning Department.

Thanks to signs on the windows of the space, which was formerly Wu’s Healing Center, we learned that Gosu will be “an EDM themed Tea Bar, with Asian American Snack and Dessert Fusion Specialties”.

In many Asian dialects, Gosu means “expert, highly skilled, exceptional and master at that craft”, according to the door sign.

In addition to its aspirations to be a gathering place to “try new drink, snack, and dessert innovations”, Gosu will have an Electronic Dance Music theme that will represent a broad range of club and dance music.

“We were inspired by the mantra of PLUR which stands for Peace, Love, Unity and Respect,” says the door sign.

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Far, far too trendy for me. I doubt they’ll be offering any early bird dinners or senior specials. My wants are simple, cheap coffee, a jelly donut, and maybe some Lawrence Welk music in the background. Sounds like I’ll be passing this place by except to look in at all the trendy people through the window. Dance trendy people dance.

I’ve been eyeing this space to see when Gosu’s going to open. It sounds like a fun concept and more places for people to hang out and get snacks in our neighborhood, the better. It will be a different experience than hanging out at Cafe la Flore (which is great, too!).
I don’t know that there’s much call for EDM-themed tea houses, but hey, why not. There is not much on this block of Clement and that storefront has been shuttered for quite some time, so bring it on!

So who would I contact if I was interested in DJing here for fun some night? I’m a local, living just down the street. I’d love to play in the background… I’m a huge EDM fan, although my tastes tend towards the faster side of things… If the proprietors are reading, here’s a link to my mixes: